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UK Lower House gives green signal to Brexit process
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 9(ANI): Britain's lower house of Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May's Government to officially begin the Brexit process.
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Draft model legislation to safeguard interests of child and parents: Manek
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): Expressing concern at the difficulties being faced by the affected parents and their children as a result of breakdown of marriages abroad, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, has asked to create an effective mechanism and a mo
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H-1B reform bill introduced in U S House of Representatives
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Jan. 31 (ANI): The Trump Administration has introduced a legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to USD 130,000, making it difficult for firms to use the program
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Jallikattu: Centre's decision to withdraw 2016 notification will brin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): With the Centre deciding to withdraw its 2016 notification allowing bull-taming sport Jalllikattu to be played in view of the legislation passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly, state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the decis
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Military court reinstatement: Pak Senate 'perturbed' over being
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 19 (ANI): Pakistan Senate chairman Raza Rabbani has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led government to take parliamentary leaders in the Senate into confidence on the discussion of legislation for reinstating military courts that is currently underway.
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J-K Govt. mulls bringing three consumer bills in ongoing budget session: Z
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (J-K) [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government mulls bringing three consumer related legislations in the current Budget Session, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said on Monday.
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Bihar Govt. moves SC to transfer plea against liquor ban
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): The Bihar Government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of plea against liquor ban legislation from the Patna High Court.
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GST, demonetisation to have far reaching impact, says RBI governor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has said that the nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) and legislation of bankruptcy code should impart resilience to the economy.
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The only issue is on sharing burden of assessment: Jaitley on GST
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 17 (ANI): Throwing light on one of the most important legislations of the year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said there is only one small issue with regard to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.
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India Inc feels let down by washout of winter session of Parliament, says
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): ASSOCHAM today expressed a huge sense of disappointment over washout of the winter session of Parliament, stating the country may have to pay a big opportunity cost for failure to get the crucial legislations passed by the law makers.
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GST council approves 'bulk of critical provisions': Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the GST Council had a discussion which was exclusively on the legislative drafting as a detailed CGST and SGST legislation, which is the most principle legislation, adding that bulk of the critical provision
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Demonetisation is 'illegal', can't be done without legislat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 (ANI): Dubbing the Centre's demonetisation move as "illegal", Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said it cannot be done without legislation, adding that the government chose to do it with executive action and introduce a currency denomination
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